Flag of Democratic Republic of the Congo Legendary · +400 XP Best time to visit: Jun–Aug Daily spend ~$150

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Virunga is the oldest national park in Africa and holds mountain gorillas and an active lava lake at Nyiragongo. Access opens and closes with the security situation in the east, which is where nearly all of it is.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo in eight slides

Wikipedia · 4 Sep 2026

When to go

Best time to visit Democratic Republic of the Congo: Jun–Aug

Checked 22 Aug 2026
Cities

Where people go in Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Getting there

Fly to Democratic Republic of the Congo

4 airports to land at
Kinshasa FIH Lubumbashi FBM Kisangani FKI Mbuji-Mayi MJM
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Practical

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Driving
On the right
Wikidata · checked 19 Aug 2026
Plugs
C / D / E
IEC · World Plugs · checked 21 Aug 2026
Voltage
220V
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Currency
CDF · Congolese franc
ISO 4217 · checked 22 Aug 2026
Hello
Bonjour
Checked 22 Aug 2026
Tipping
Around 10% in restaurants that write a bill; guides separately and in dollars.
Checked 22 Aug 2026

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